Thomas Andrew Barnett (12 December 1936 – 15 March 2022) was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
winger.
Career
Barnett made 14 appearances in
the Football League for
Crystal Palace between 1958 and 1961,
and he also played non-league football for
Chatham Town
Chatham Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Chatham, Kent. It currently plays in the and is nicknamed "The Chats”.
Former Premier League club Portsmouth and current Premier League club West Ham United played ...
,
Margate and
Romford.
After playing for
Bexley United
Bexley United Football Club was a football club based in Welling.
A club of the same name played in the Kent League before the war, before merging with Bexley.
It was resurrected as Bexleyheath and Welling in about 1952 following a local campaig ...
, he became player-manager at
St Albans City. He later managed
Hoddesdon Town and
Hertford Town.
After football
After retiring from football, Barnett became a publican and owned his own brewery in
Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, close to the border with Essex. It is east of Hertford and north of Epping. It is the northernmost part of the Greater London Built-up Area.
History
Prior to the Norman ...
.
Barnett died on 15 March 2022, at the age of 85.
References
External links
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1936 births
2022 deaths
People from Muswell Hill
Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
Barnet F.C. players
Chatham Town F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Margate F.C. players
Romford F.C. players
Bexley United F.C. players
St Albans City F.C. players
English football managers
St Albans City F.C. managers
Hoddesdon Town F.C. managers
Hertford Town F.C. managers
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